calla

[ kal-uh ]

/ ˈkæl ə /

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noun

Also called calla lily,arum lily. any of several plants belonging to the genus Zantedeschia, of the arum family, especially Z. aethiopica, having arrow-shaped leaves and a large white spathe enclosing a yellow spike.

a related plant, Calla palustris, of cold marshes of Europe and North America, having heart-shaped leaves.